He refutes French President Macron's comments that he's returning to the US to work on a truce, after earlier telling people in Tehran to evacuate.

By Ben Aris in Berlin The outbreak of full-scale conflict between Israel and Iran caused oil prices to jump that will provide the Kremlin with a welcome fresh infusion of cash at a time when military spending continues to rise,

Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump abruptly left the G7 summit and warned Tehran residents to "immediately evacuate" amid rising fears of a wider conflict.

Donald Trump will leave the G7 summit in Canada early after issuing a stark warning for the immediate evacuation of Tehran, as the US president resisted signing a joint statement calling for de-escalation of Middle East hostilities.

The Group of Seven nations expressed support for Israel in a statement issued late on Monday and labeled its rival Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East, with the G7 leaders urging broader de-escalation of hostilities in the region.

Israel's conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis—it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for decades to come.

A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”

China has said that the Israel-Iran conflict may make way for wider instability in the Middle East region and is attempting to reach out to both sides for a potential de-escalation, according to a Bloomberg report.